Camping in summer is easy, the sun is shining, the beers are frosty cold, and the days are long and mostly carefree and if Instagram is anything to go by, millions are pining for those lost days relaxing and passing the time.

Even with the summer lusting going on, there are places that no matter how much we want to go, they are best avoided during the summer months, as they are simply too hot and steamy to relax at, and if our experience is anything to go by you should wait until you get to those months where the mercury has dropped to a reasonable temperature.

And when all is said and done, you might even find you prefer camping in the cooler months.

Some gross miss estimations have been made about winter camping this is usually due to a bad experience caused by poor preparation and taking the wrong gear.

The first step to staying warm and keeping sane when it’s cooler, is by making sure that you have a cozy warm sleeping bag, this will make sure you don’t get the shivers in the middle of the night.The Adventure Kings premium sleeping bag is perfect for the job. It can keep you warm in temperatures down to around minus 5 Celsius, but also allows for the removal of the internal flannelette lining, so you can use it during summer as well. Best of all, they are very affordable.

If you have the space to allow for it in the back of your vehicle, or up on the Kings Roof Racks you may find that a bigger swag is better in winter. The Adventure Kings Big Daddy. Having a bigger swag means you can keep your clothes bag, or at least a spare change of clothes in there with you, so you can get into your clothes before you get out of your swag in the cool air of a winter morning. If you’re in the Big Daddy swag with your partner, you can grab 2 of the premium Adventure Kings sleeping bags in a combo and zip them together working like a double sleeping bag.

If you’re sleeping by yourself and take a smaller swag with you, it’s a good idea to pair it with an Adventure Kings Sumo stretcher. This will keep you up off the ground and is another good way to help stay warm. When you are on the ground thermal conductivity has the potential to pull the warmth straight out of your body, so every extra bit if insulation will help you out.

Another way to stay warm is by cooking your meals over the campfire. A Steel BBQ Hotplate or cast-iron skillet work great for cooking over a fire, and coupled with a Bedourie Camp Oven you can cook just about anything!

If you have the space to carry it, you should checkout the Adventure Kings camp oven/stove. These are an affordable and portable campfire which can provides plenty of warmth for the whole camping crew, and with its adjustable temperature setting with an adjustable flue for excellent temperature control and is a great surface to cook on. They’re also quick to assemble and easy to transport.

It’s not all rainbows and puppy dogs, going camping in the colder months, it can pay to be prepared for rainy weather, the combination of being wet and being cold, is made a hell of a lot worse when you’re wet. A good way to stay dry at camp is to set up underneath an Adventure Kings awning they are made from a waterproof 260gsm ripstop fabric to cook underneath and hang out, sheltered from the rain.

The best laid plans of mice and men, means that eventually, you may get wet, if you do happen to get wet, it’s good idea to have an Adventure Kings dirty gear bag with you. The dirty gear bags are heavy duty waterproof material and have a drainage hole at the bottom, so they’re perfect for stashing wet and muddy clothes and keeping your vehicles cab clean and dry.

If you anticipate the turning weather that you might encounter and take clothing that is adequate for the cold temperatures, there is a real possibility that you may find winter camping very enjoyable. The warm coffee in the morning tastes better, and a hot meal at dinner time is that much sweeter.